Not only designers create fashion; often a new trend is determined by women, very far from it.
Actresses and singers, models and women politicians often influence the everyday style and high fashion, defining the tastes of the whole generation. Lover of clean lines Michelle Obama presented the world with a homegrown American style, becoming the first lady in 2008. Madonna invented her own style, dressing her underwear on the way out and hanging out with costume jewelry for her performances in the 80's and 90's. Let's trace, who from celebrities in due time has influenced a fashion and continues to excite minds of fashionable experts to this day.
1. Marlene Dietrich
A real chameleon style, Marlene Dietrich often demonstratively changed the manner of dressing. In the 30's, she was one of the first women wearing a tuxedo, which was not at all combined with her blond curls. Other photographs captured her in ties and baggy jackets, feminine midi skirts and luxurious furs. She showed that fashion is constantly changing, and women can remain elegant even in a man's suit.
2. Babe Paley
In the 50's, at the zenith of glory, a secular lioness, a former editor of American Vogue and the wife of the founder of one of the largest CBS TV and radio networks, boldly combined a high and everyday fashion, involuntarily forcing thousands of women to follow their example. It was she who first tied a scarf to her purse and thus founded a trend that is still relevant. She dressed exclusively for her own pleasure, putting on decorations from Fulco di Verdura for a luxurious sable fur coat along with a flashy cheap costume jewelry.
3. Audrey Hepburn
The actress became a true trendsetter, especially after working together on the films "Funny Face" and "Sabrina" with the fashion master Hubert de Givenchy and talented costume designer Edith Head. She introduced short, straight black trousers, throat-tubs and comfortable ballet flats that she created for her none other than Salvatore Ferragamo. Her heroine of the cult film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Holly Golightly became a classic fashionista of all time.
4. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
The most fashionable first lady of the 60s determined the style of women all over the world. Straight silhouette dresses, pillow-caps, elegant scarves tied around the head, big sunglasses and coat-jackets followed by millions of them. And today many women try to look like Jackie.
5. Nan Kempner
A secular lioness who determined what a true lady should look like. Once in the 60's in one of the most expensive restaurants in New York, La Cote Basque, she was forbidden to enter inside in a trouser suit: the dresscoat did not provide for women in trousers. Then Kempner slipped out of them and went into the restaurant in one jacket.
She was a passionate fan of high fashion, who possessed a huge collection of dresses from Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Oscar de la Renta. Her commitment to fashionable clothes was widely known. It was rumored that for at least forty years she had not missed a single fashion show in Paris.
6. Bianca Jagger
The famous party-goer of the 70s, the wife of the legendary Mick Jagger and one of the regulars of the cult club "Studio 54", who won the scandalous glory of the most visited tourist place in New York in less than three years, Bianca had her own original style. She loved shiny, tight dresses, high-waisted trousers, men's suits and blouses, unbuttoned as far as one can imagine. She could wear old-fashioned things together with ultramodern so that it looked very relevant and rock-n-roll (just imagine: flared trousers, a candid top, a turban on her head and an elegant black necklace under her throat).
7. Jane Birkin
The Anglo-French actress and singer marked a new era of the style of the carefree teenage girl, dressing in flared jeans, knitted sweaters, white T-shirts and a super-short mini, complemented by low-key ornaments. Free-falling hair with a bang emphasized her look, which served as proof that simple casual clothes can be stylish if properly worn. In 1984, the fashion house Hermès released in honor of the actress a large leather bag. Today, the price for the Birkin bag starts at $ 9,000, and the most expensive was sold for more than $ 200,000.
8. Princess Diana
The style of the most famous princess was copied by millions of women around the world. Her airy wedding dress with lush sleeves and a long train resembling a cream cake has become the subject of imitation for many brides in different countries. Her decollete dresses, which she always supplemented with pearl necklaces, caused bewilderment of the tabloids and admiration of the rest of the world. Shortly before the divorce in 1996, she established fashion for British designers, beginning to dress with Catherine Walker, Bellville Sassoon and Gina Fratini.
9. The Madonna
Although Madonna's style changed together in the growth of her popularity in the 80's, one of her images significantly influenced the development of fashion and remains relevant to this day. In an effort to shock the public with her extraordinary relationship to things, she wore underwear with a tulle skirt and appeared in front of photographers in this form, obviously not assuming anything from above. Riccardo Tishi, creative director of the house Givenchy, noted her original way of wearing jewelry: many chains with crosses interspersed with different beads. Well, how can you forget her famous combination of incongruous - lace, tulle and jeans?
10. Sarah Jessica Parker
As an actress, Sarah Jessica Parker is in a kind of relationship with fashion: she is also stylish on the screen, as on the red carpet. The commitment of her "Sex in the City" heroine to ballet tutu and model shoes from Manolo Blanika became the business card of Carrie Bradshaw and even inspired Alexander McQueen to create a collection with packs in 2008. Her own manner of dressing in Fendi's tight dresses with bags in tone and extravagant The headgear in which she often appears on the annual Met Gala balls is an example of a taste and a refined style.
11. Kate Moss
Applying model art in everyday life, Kate Moss created a new category of fashion: a model outside the podium. Deprived of bohemianism, Moss became the first top model with the appearance of a simple girl from the street. Corresponds to this image and its manner of dressing: it uses things rather practical than beautiful, as if acquired in the second hand, cultivating the style of the Boho. Nevertheless, she became the muse of such masters of the fashion world as Alexander McQueen and Marc Jacobs. In 2007, Moss tried herself as a designer for the Topshop brand, creating clothes for mass consumption. The cooperation turned out to be fruitful, and today its new collection is successfully sold in 40 countries of the world.
12. Michelle Obama
The first lady called on American women to support the domestic fashion industry. She is known for her adherence to aspiring American designers, matching her tastes. Among them are Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez, Tracey Rice, Rachel Roy and Takun. In her wardrobe there are also outfits from more famous designers of America, such as Carolina Herrera, Alexander Van and Ralph Lauren.
13. Kate Middleton
The Duchess of Cambridge turned fashion in an unexpected direction, combining high fashion patterns with inexpensive models of ready-made dresses. She prefers dresses from the British designers Alexander McQueen, Alice Temperley and Jenny Pacham, while often dressing in not the most expensive things from Zara, Whistles and Reiss, thus creating an accessible image of a lady from high society. If Keith Middleton appears in some pret-a-porter model, it's safe to say that this thing will be sold out in the very near future.
14. Kim Kardashian
It is a vivid example of a fusion of celebrity and fashion. In front of millions of TV viewers, she searched for her style through trial and error, finally reaching the list of the most stylish women. The owner of lush forms encourages women in different countries to imitate their manner of dressing, whether it's her favorite tight dresses or outfit from the latest collection of Balmain. She just turned the traditional ideas about the fashionable figure upside down.
15. Rihanna
You never know what to expect from this extraordinary girl. She can enter a nightclub in pajamas or dress in a transparent dress on the red carpet. All this is part of her inimitable style. Each time Rihanna proves that one can dress only to shock others. How can I not remember her triumphant appearance on the 2014 British Fashion award in one jacket on her naked body, or an ordinary trip to a recording studio in a huge red baggy T-shirt and black boots, or a luxurious defile along the red carpet Met Gala 2015 in a bright yellow dress with a by a loop. One day, she will try everything that is possible, while creating new trends in the world of haute couture, and in casual clothing.
16. Lady Gaga
The style of Lady Gaga goes beyond the limits of human understanding. What is it worth her dress of raw meat, in which she came to the MTV Video Music Awards 2010, or her truly alien arrival at the Grammy 2011 in an egg carried by humanoid mutants. She opened the fashionable framework, which attracted the attention of designers such as Donatella Versace and Alexander McQueen. The heroes of her song, her "little monsters" around the world look at her with admiration, prompting them to look for their own fashionable style.